A bill that would require the federal government to reform the struggling teen industry is landing on President Joe Biden’s desk.

The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday after passing unanimously in the Senate last week.

The bipartisan bill requires a federal study to issue a report every two years for a decade on the prevalence and extent of child abuse and deaths in juvenile residential programs. The study will also examine the existing regulations and professional standards that govern the programs and make recommendations on how federal and local agencies can improve their oversight.

The passage of the law is the culmination of years of effort Activism by child protection advocates and survivors of the troubled teen industry—a collection of boarding schools, residential treatment centers, wilderness camps, and ranches for children with emotional or psychological problems—and high-profile scandals involving abuse and death that date back decades. Because most programs do not require federal funding, their regulations are set by the states in which they operate, and many have escaped scrutiny due to poor enforcement or legal loopholes, as detailed in previous NBC News investigations.

The National Academies, which advises policymakers and conducts the study, must consult with child advocates, health experts, program graduates, parents, facility operators and a variety of government agencies, among others.

A coalition of child welfare advocacy groups lobbied for the legislation, and prominent Paris Hilton became heavily involved in the effort, holding several demonstrations and press conferences in Washington, D.C., over the past three years to call for reform of the troubled child welfare community To challenge the teenage industry.

“This moment is proof that our voices matter, that speaking out can create change, and that no child should ever endure the horrors of abuse in silence,” Hilton said in a tweet after the vote. “I did this for the younger version of myself and for the youth that was senselessly taken from us by the Troubled Teen Industry.”

The Hilton Hotel heiress and reality TV star began pushing for stricter oversight of facilities after describing in her 2020 memoir and documentary — and in subsequent testimony before state legislatures — the abuses that occurred she suffered two decades ago in a Utah facility.

Rep. Ro Khanna of California, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, praised Hilton and the activists she worked with for getting Congress to pay attention to the industry during remarks on the House floor Tuesday.

“Survivors continued to come to our offices for years because they wanted to use these experiences to do something to make things better for the children of America,” Khanna said.

The bill is a slimmed-down version of the law that youth rights advocates had pushed for, which would have created a range of rights for all children in the facilities – and guaranteed that the programs provide adequate toiletries and nutrition; they are forbidden from denying sleep, meals, or fluids; and limiting their use of isolation as punishment.